U.S. seen spurning China's coronavirus-linked call for Iran sanctions relief
2020-03-17 08:51:12 source：Reuters
March 17, 2020
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is unlikely to ease sanctions on Iran despite an appeal from China that it do so because of the coronavirus pandemic, sources familiar with the matter said, arguing that Tehran continues what Washington regards as its malign behavior.
The sources, who included a U.S. official, diplomats and analysts, noted Washington has made offers to help Tehran with the outbreak but these have been spurned by Tehran.
They also cited Wednesday’s rocket attack on Iraq’s Taji military camp north of Baghdad that killed one British and two American personnel and that the Pentagon blamed on the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah Shi’ite militia.
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